Name: Climate Action Catalyst Summit
Start: 2020-02-27T15:45:00-05:00
End: 2020-02-27T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Evergreen Brick Works - BMO Atrium

Climate Action Catalyst Summit

Youth Challenge International

Join us on February 27th at Evergreen Brickworks to celebrate the collective impact of Climate Action Catalysts from across the GTHA!

Evergreen Brick Works - BMO Atrium

You are invited to the Innovate MY Future: Climate Action Catalyst Summit, held at Evergreen Brick Works on February 27th! This event is being held by <a href="https://www.yci.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Youth Challenge International</a> in partnership with <a href="https://www.evergreen.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Evergreen</a> and is funded by the Government of Canada under the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/youth/canada-service-corps.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Canada Service Corps</a> program. The Summit is a unique opportunity to learn about the community climate projects run by Climate Action Catalyst teams from across the GTHA who have participated in the <a href="https://www.yci.org/InnovateMYFuture/home/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Innovate MY Future program</a>. This will also be an opportunity to network with our municipal government partners, climate experts and our passionate youth climate leaders.Dress code for the event is business casual. Summit Highlights Include:<ul><li>Key note speech by Larissa Crawford: Making Climate Justice Out of Climate Action: Diversity is Your Most Valuable Tool </li><li>Panel Discussion: Shaping the Future: Innovation in Youth Engagement for Local Climate Action</li><li>Catalyst project showcase</li><li>Light dinner and networking </li><li>Voting for 3 team prizes and eco-friendly swag for every event attendee!</li></ul>Key Note Speaker Details:Larissa Crawford is an urban Métis and Jamaican woman, mother, and is the founder of <a href="https://www.futureancestors.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Future Ancestors Services</a> - an enterprise that provides speaking, training, research, and community services that centre ancestral accountability, climate justice, and equity. In 2019 she was named an Action Canada Fellow and Corporate Knights’ 2019 Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability. Panelist Details:<ul><li>Diana Yoon, Regional Outreach Lead,<a href="https://taf.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> The Atmospheric Fund</a></li><li><a href="https://taf.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Dave Meslin, Civic Engagement Leader and Best-Selling Author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/533225/teardown-by-dave-meslin/9780143197058" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TEARDOWN: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up</a></li><li>Cindy Gangaram, Educator and Chair, <a href="https://www.environmenthamilton.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Environment Hamilton</a></li><li>Miranda Baksh, Climate Action Catalyst &amp; Co-Founder of the <a href="https://www.communityclimatecouncil.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Peel Region Community Climate Council</a></li></ul>We look forward to celebrating with you soon!

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